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﻿Sunday (the day before the first day of middle school)
So I am not really ready for middle school and btw my name is Aniah Stitt and I am leaving the 5th grade from Reedy Creek Elementary. I am really scared because I was supposed to go to a school called Northridge Middle and that is a really bad school! People say they have bad kids and that is true but every school has bad kids and all of my friends are going there and I have no friends from my school going to my new school(well my friend...

Elementary School and Middle School
ENG 121
Prof. Melody Debonnel
September 2012
Elementary School and Middle School
Transitioning from elementary school to middle school is something we all have or had to do! Most kids cringe at the thought of making this huge step in life. For many students this transition can be a time of mixed emotions. Having been through this experience, I will compare and contrast the two, hoping that this will give you a clear picture of elementary and middle...

﻿High School compared to middle school
Before I entered high school, I thought it was going to be easy. I now realize that I was very wrong. I thought I would hardly ever get homework and that I would have tons of time to relax at home. I didn’t realized it would be so much work. I will tell you what you are enjoying now in middle school and how high school is compared to all the things you get to do.
Before I entered high school, I had very little homework. I would come home after school at 5...

Happiness comes in all shapes and sizes. What makes you happy may not make someone else happy. The idea of happiness may not be the same for any two people, or maybe not for anyone you come across with. Happiness is an emotion causes by thousands of things. It is an abstract idea that cannot be fully described. What makes you happy changes as you get older, you do not like the same things your whole life so it is normal that your interests start to change. Like mentioned before not everyone...

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All Middle school Essays

1. Is there is a common reason for the absences? Explain. Absences only occurred for band class at Truman and Jackson Middle Schools. Absences must have been due to something occurring in both Truman and Jackson band courses on May 20th and 21st. (and only May 22nd for Truman) All other attendance is normal in all other classes and Middle Schools and are not suspicious.
---see evidence and analysis of evidence for more information--
2. Come up with two testable, clear hypotheses about...

﻿Starting Middle School
The night before middle school, I had mixed feelings. I was kind of nervous but excited at the same time about starting middle school. I had spent the day with my best friend, Mindy, swimming in her backyard. Afterwards, I came home and packed my school supplies in my backpack and ate dinner. I had a hard time sleeping that night because so many things were racing through my head. I worried if I would have any classes with my friends and if I would have nice...

Graduating elementary school is an exciting mile stone, but then comes middle school. Middle school is a very tough place for most people. Hormones start to kick in and work load gets amplified. Drama takes over the school and learning how to balance it all is a skill. With these new emotions its difficult to balance both friends, relationships, and school work. There are a lot of new challenges a student has to take on, but with a few key tips, middle school may be a bit easier to get through....

Graduation Speech
I have been at Englewood School for four years. I am pleased to say that during these years I have created new friends and lived many exciting experiences. As a new student in third grade, my classmates and teachers made me feel as if I was among my family.
From class time discussions to Christmas plays, we have enjoyed every single day within this community. Days filled with joy, laughter, and even sometimes sorrows have been our foundation to move to our next step. Our...

Rickeya Ward
Blumenthal
English 2
9/10/13
Autobiography
My name is Rickeya Ward. I was born December 26, 1997 and yes fortunately the day after Christmas. I am 15 years old and I have one brother and sister I’m the middle child. I was born in Galloway, NJ where I lived for a little. I have a very different name; I was named after my dad. My dad’s name means powerful ruler so my name must have the same meaning since it’s just about alike. I have a well-rounded personality. I never had...

Motivation of Middle School Boys in Math Class
Abstract
Middle school is a time of physical, emotional and social change for boys. When students hit middle school, academics tend to take a back seat to all of the new activity in their lives. For boys, middle school is increasingly difficult. In addition to the physical and emotional changes, the academic curriculum becomes more challenging and rigid. This does not align with a typical boy's learning style. Many boys in middle school are...

Writing Prompts for Middle School
Middle School Expository/Informative Prompts
1.
NEW
Imagine that you could give advice to someone—it could be someone you know
personally, a historical figure, or a famous pers
on living today. Write an essay that identifies the
person and the advice you would give. Choose a fam
iliar subject so that you can provide details
and elaboration that explain why this person needs your advice.
2.
In an essay, explain how disappointments can have a good side....

﻿FIRST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
I WAS VERY NERVOUS WHEN I GOT ON THE BUS BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW ANYBODY. I NOTICED ONE GIRL FROM MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT SHE DIDN’T TALK TO ME FOR TWO DAYS. WHILE I WAS ON THE BUS I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO A BOY NAMED TOMMIE AND WE BECAME FRIENDS. EVERY SINCE I SPOKE THAT DAY, TOMMIE AND HAVE BEEN CLOSE. WE HAVE EACH OTHERS BACK WITH CLASS WORK AND HOMEWORK. DURING LUNCH TOMMIE SAVED ME A SEAT, OUR LOCKERS ARE CLOSE BY EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE SEVERAL CLASSES...

Elementary School and Middle School:
The Differences and Similarities
What is it like to transition from elementary to middle school? That is a question many kids ask each year. Having experienced both, I can tell you that there are plenty of similarities as well as some very big differences between the two types of schools.
Elementary schools and middle schools have many traits in common. Typically, both are open five days a week for a set number of hours each day. Students sit...

Introduction
Tōkōkyohi (登校拒否) has become an increasingly prominent issue in Japan since the 1980s. Official figures showed that there were 84,026, or 1.9% of Japanese middle school students suffering from tōkōkyohi in 1997 . However, tōkōkyohi, which is classified as form of “school non-attendance”, does not appear to be a problem that is unique to Japan. A similar form of “school non-attendance” affects less than 1% of the student population in Britain, which has the situation under control...

﻿ Rafe Khatchadorian has enough issues around his family life, without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an incredible plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's Code of Conduct. Having gum in class scores him 5,000 points, running through the hallways, another 10,000 points and pulling the fire alarm, 50,000 points! But not...

For me to be a member of the National Juniors Honors Society would be an amazing privilege. I believe I should be accepted because I am dedicated and passionate about my activities inside and outside of school. Also I will bring strong leadership as well as teamwork skills to NJHS. I am always looking for new ways to help people even in the smallest of things. Lastly, I have received many recognition awards and commendations. I think these qualities will make me an excellent member of the...

Program Evaluation
Improving Math and Science scores in Middle School
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Needs Assessment 3
Program Theory 10
Logic Model 20
Conceptualization & Operationalization
of Program Outcomes 24
Assessment of Program Impact 25
References 28
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Math and Science are two subjects which most students at any level approach with trepidation and intense dislike, however,...

Effective reading strategy for EFL students
in NO.9 middle school in Beijing
CHAPTER Ⅰ
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of study
In China, English is a compulsory course, so in Chinese education system has an examination at the final end of each term in Junior or Senior high school. In the examination, it is mostly used as a way to test students’ English level, so English becomes an important course in school education. The exam will test students’ listening,...

WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES LEARNING MATHEMATICS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CLASSES by Marc C. Brown
SHIRLAN M. JENKINS, Ed.D., Faculty Mentor and Chair LINDA M. CRAWFORD, Ph.D., Committee Member TINA R. BROWN, Ph.D., Committee Member
Barbara Butts Williams, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education
A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy
Capella University December 2012...

Taking Middle School kids back to the adventurous world of literature
by Dara K. Cepeda
Project Three: Literature Synthesis
EDCI 6300.62 Foundations of Research in Education
The University of Texas at Brownsville, College of Education Department of Teaching Learning and Innovation
Dr. A. J. Herrera May 6, 2012
TAKING KIDS BACK TO THE WORLD OF LITERATURE
1
The problem is that middle school students in Texas do not practice leisure reading creating a deficit in their...

I have some bad while some good incident or occasions, which are never forgettable for me. For example, my circumstance after completing middle school graduation, which was good in one-way of thinking; however, it is bad in my way of thinking. Every person or family or country has some unforgettable occasion or events. For instance, America had the 9/11 incident, which is considered bad for USA.
I was an average student when I was in Middle school and had so many dreams to fulfill...

﻿School Days
This memoir is about looking back on all of my school days so far and acknowledging the good’s and bad times that I’ve had during these days. The first school I went too was the Knox church. The second school where I spent seven years at was Caudle Park elementary. During my easy years in junior high were spent at A.J. Smeltzer.
I don’t remember a lot about my days in preschool. I went to preschool at the Knox church. During that time my mother didn’t have her license so...

0 year i was born on 1998/7/5, in shanghai, china.
9 month i learned how to walk.
3 years old my first day of kindergarten. i cried but i also met a lot of cool kids. i learned to read.
4 years old i started to dance and i love dancing.
7 years old i went to elementary school and i was very exciting. i played violin for one year and then i quit.
9 years old lost my first tooth, i'm scared.
10 years old i got a first C in my life. rode my bicycle.
12 years old I went...

A group of small boys and girls all warring the same colored uniforms assembled in front of a catholic school is what I imagine when thinking about school uniforms. This is probably what most people imagine. They have been attached to students of European and private schools. Such pictures of students dressing in school uniforms have led to stereotyping and a negative attitude towards schools enforcing a uniform policy. Displayed as robots without the ability to express them selves in a society...

﻿I,________,have been a part of the _________School District my entire life. For me school has been a mixture of emotions. Some years I loved school and learning and other years I hated school and felt as if I would never amount to anything. The movie Stand and Deliver made me wonder how much better of a student I could have been if all my teachers cared as much as Mr. Escalante.
In elementary school I had mixed emotions. I loved school up until about 3rd grade but then I started to hate...

Article Critique
Instructions:
1. Using this template, complete your article critique and submit this document to Blackboard.
2. Summary must include all five criteria:
a. Introduction and rationale for the research
b. Major strengths/weaknesses in the article.
c. Summary of research outcome.
d. Two methods of applying this research to practice.
e. Conclusion
3. To begin your summary on the next page of this template insert a page break.
Use...

I prefer home schooling over public schooling; which one do you prefer? There are both pros and cons for both Home Schooling and Public Schooling. I am going to explain this all to you in my essay. I personally was home schooled for a few years during middle and high school. All of elementary school and part of middle school I went to a regular school. My reasoning for choosing to be home schooled is I have Agoraphobia which is an anxiety disorder caused by situations where people perceive the...

School organization
The school organization is the arrangement of the school in a group of people that work together to accomplish group goals. The organization refers to the form of the enterprise or institution and the arrangement of the human and material resources functioning in a manner to achieve the objectives of the enterprise. It represents two or more than two people respectively specializing in functions of each perform, working together towards a common goal as governed by formal...

Micah Stutzman
Mrs Godshall
March 20, 2013
Honors English
Persuasive Essay
We Are Hungry
It is a YouTube sensation. A video made by high school teens titled We Are Hungry is an exaggerated but necessary cry for a change. In the tune of hit song We Are Young the video depicts teens falling asleep during class and slumping to the floor during sports practices. As silly as the video gets at times it boils down to one thing. There needs to be a change. School...

Uniforms in the School Environment: Can Clothing Really Effect Your Education?
Going to public schools all my life, I heard the gossip of "fashion" and "whose wearing what,"pretty much everyday; at least in the four years of high school where it seemed that looks mattered the most. As people grow up, the way they present themselves becomes more and more important. Leaving a good mark in high school means a lot to some people, and some are ready to do whatever it takes to make that mark,...

sCHOOLMany schools across the nation enforce students to wear school uniforms. While school boards feel that they are better for the students, many parents and students disagree and feel that not only are they outdated, but should be banned. School uniforms are an outdated habit and they should be banned because they don’t allow expression, they may make students feel uncomfortable, and they don’t guarantee safety of the students.
Enforcing school uniforms along with the schools settings...

Art and band are in need of money because of financial problems, so RUSD is going to drop school sports instead. After school sports include the following; softball, cross-country, track, and many more. All after schools should not be excluded from Rocklin’s middle schools.
There are various reasons after school sports should be kept for middle school for a couple of reasons. Athletic clubs should be supported because the more people known the more spirit. Equally important there would be...

I had a long discussion with my dad today about religion, but I also got a touch of his childhood. As the discussion progressed, I came to the realization that I know nearly nothing about my father my whole life. This was one of the first times he actually spoke to me about his past in any sort of detail at all my whole life. The only thing he would tell me as I grew up was that his father passed away when my dad was nine and that his father was an honest man. I still have much, much more to...

It is said that the majority of high school students have witnessed illegal drugs being used in their schools, illegal drugs being sold, illegal drugs in the possession of students, students high on drugs and students that are drunk. Parents think that until they get rid the schools of drugs, students will not bring good grades and achieve high marks.
In schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, drugs are a huge issue. Smoking weed has become as regular as smoking a cigarette. The youth are even...

Demographics- Where did you go? What type of school? What type of neighborhood? Describe if students were upper class, lower class, or middle class. What were the grade levels?
The location in which I chose to do an observation is called Renaissance Academy North located in Millington TN. This is an alternative high school and middle school where students go who are serving long term suspensions. This is the school’s second year in operation. Faculty members have stated that the...

SCHOOL VIOLENCE 1
Introduction
From the many reported and even more unreported events, school violence is seen as a subset of youth violence and a broader health problem. Factors that contribute to school violence are socioeconomic status, family, peers, and mental health. The best way to deal with school violence is to establish physical and social environments that prevent violence and promote safety within schools (Brener 81).
There are many different forms of school violence. School...

School Shootings
05/26/13
Tiffin University
Applied Research Design
Donald Kalamas
Over the past 10 the 15 years we have seen an increase in school shootings. As a police officer these attacks have changed the way police respond to school shootings and how they handle their schools security in their areas. As a parent of a child that is in elementary school, these school shootings are extremely alarming and frightening.
As I’ve already stated I have two interests in this area. The...

School Nurse
Spending two days shadowing a school nurse was a wonderful experience. I had the pleasure of doing my school nurse rotation at Fox Creek Junior High School. I never realized how difficult and overwhelming it could be to be a school nurse. Ms. Bodauine was the nurse I got to shadow. She spent her day doing paperwork, helping the sick and injured, and doing vision and hearing screenings. There were several kids who came in throughout the day, approximately twenty-one per day that...

Back to School: A Comparative Essay
Walking back into school for the first time in years sent a rush of memories through my mind, from the tree I used to climb after school to the conversation that lead to the premature loss of my virginity and so much more. Surprisingly, my emotions lead me to something else altogether…looking at the dull concrete walls, iron laced windows and towering fences I realized; public school truly is a prison. Mind you, your average middle or high school may not...

It’s a normal day 6:30 in the morning just as any other. Then BOOM my alarm clock goes off to wake my brother and I up to get ready for school, but this was all put to the side by our mother coming in to the room telling us that she would have to work a few extra hours. "Wake your but up!" Is what I yelled to my brother as I had always did he consistently showed himself to be the lazy one who would just breeze through life without a care in the world. He replied back with the bad morning...

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Student Transition Through the Education System Using School, Family, and the
Community
Sharolyn J. Hewitt
Old Dominion University
A school leader guides a student for such a brief moment, but is one of the connections that contribute to a student being successful and allowing for the student to transition easily in the learning environment? According to the recommended readings there is a correlation between the...

Education of the middle ages
Education, as we know it today, did not exist in the Middle Ages. Illiteracy was dominant among the population. Scribes were the exception to the rule. Churches were the main source of knowledge and schooling. Real interest in learning grew along with the development of towns. The towns' officials needed to be educated. At the same time a need for legal institutions was created and so started the university phenomenon. Modern education was on its way.
There...

"Everyone needs to belong -- to feel connected with others and be with others who share attitudes, interests, and circumstances that resemble their own. People choose friends who accept and like them and see them in a favorable light." (Lebelle, 1999).
Middle school is a tough time. There are numerous changes occurring internally and externally amongst children in this age group. Boys and girls are maturing physically at rapid paces, but their emotional maturation is a lot slower. This can...

On Monday night, the Board of Education met to discuss the possibility of building more facilities to accommodate the rising student population in the school district. The two and a half hour meeting was close to getting out of hand, as even members of the 152 person audience got involved in the heated debates.
The subject opened with a report from superintendent Arlene A. Dunlap. She stated that student enrollment in the district was up eighteen percent from last year.
"This is disturbing...

25 September 2013
Bullying Effects in Schools
I chose to write this paper on bullying and its effect on school. In my middle school years, after I had moved here from Alaska, I was bullied a lot because I was new to the school and it was such a small town. It had effects on me that still affect me today. For example, if someone says my name or taps me on the back I don’t turn around because when I was younger girls would do that to me and then laugh at me. I feel bullying is a serious...

Should vending machines be banned in schools?
Abbas Abdulrazak
MEL4601
Dr Wadsworth
November 2, 2009
Obesity is a serious and growing problem among adolescents in the United States. “In 1999, 13% of children aged 6 to 11 years and 14% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in the United States were overweight. This prevalence has nearly tripled for adolescents in the past 2 decades” (“Fact Sheet”). A key cause for concern is that “overweight adolescents are at...

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DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME
PRESENTED BY:
KAZI AJMAIN HASSAN FERDOUS
CLASS: VII. SECTION: PINK
ROLL: 12
MASTERMIND SCHOOL, DHANMONDI.
INTRODUCTION
Sometimes, when people hear the words discipline, they picture kids gone wild. We did use gentle discipline. And in school and home have to a calm, peaceful feel to it. We also had a lot of fun.
A lot of the preparatory works have to follow where discipline was concerned. We have to use to teach care of self, care of...

Dylan Angeron
Robin White
English 101 5T
September 14, 2012
Realizing My Motivation
It was during my 7th grade year that I decided upon my answer to the age-old question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Being that it was my first year at a junior high school, I was a little intimidated. I wasn’t fond of making new friends, so I stuck with the people I already knew from the year before. Jonathan, one of my closer friends, was as introverted as I was. He wasn’t looking for a whole...

Competition makes people try to be better than others and forces them to beat themselves. People will work on giving their best; therefore, they will always make their best effort. As a result, success will come. People will never stay the same when forced to compete; they will become better, improving themselves to be the best they can be. Cooperation is important, I can realize that, but isn’t the recipe to succeed. As you help other ones, they will help you; however no one can make you...

Elementary school was formerly the name given to publicly funded schools in Great Britain[citation needed] which provided a basic standard of education for working class children aged from five to 14, the school leaving age at the time. They were also known as industrial schools.
Elementary schools were set up to enable working class children to receive manual training and elementary instruction. They provided a restricted curriculum with the emphasis on reading, writingand arithmetic (the three...

+6Alice Godfrey
Hendren-ENG102
January 17, 2011
Kentucky School for the Deaf Changes
No one is sure exactly what will become of Kentucky School for the Deaf campus. The school is rich in history of Danville and even houses its own museum in one of the buildings.
Kentucky School for the Deaf was first established in 1823 and although it is not the first school for the deaf in the United States it is the first state funded school for the deaf....

Importance of Computer in Schools
Tara Dodrill
Tara Dodrill began writing professionally in 1990. She is a travel writer and photographer working for print and online media, primarily covering Florida, ecotourism and off-the-beaten-path destinations. Her writing credits include RUMBUM, Yahoo News, Visit South magazine,and North Carolina Coastal Guide. She studied journalism and education at Ohio University and real estate at Hondros College.
Computer classes in schools are important to a...

The first memory that I have of school is the sound of my small feet on the wet ground as I stepped out of my momfs green Volvo. The splashing and splashing of the water as I walked down the rainy walkway toward what would be my new school. But not only was it a walkway to school, but the walkway to the rest of my life. Little did I know at the time, but this path would bring me to where I am now, an unsure college student. Unsure and uncertain of what my future holds and what is awaiting...

Creativity is Everything: You can Make Writing Fun by being Creative
If someone was to come up to me and ask me what kind of writer I am, I’d say that I someone who enjoys making up fairy tales along with reading and watching movies about fairy tales. I am a writer who likes to use their imagination, this is due to the kinds of books that I use to read. I wanted to be the next Dr. Seuss. Growing up, my imagination is all I really had. My family had to move a lot because my dad always had to...

﻿ THE “BLACK TABLE” IS STILL THERE
COMPREHENSION
1.What exactly is the “black table”?
A: the black table is a table where black males and females reunite to talk during lunch.
2. In paragraph 1, graham says that on a recent visit to his old junior high school he “came upon something that he never expected to see again.” Why do you think the sight of the all-black lunch table was such a surprise to him?
A: because he wasn’t expecting such a thing again and that color shouldn’t play a role in...

Schooling is compulsory for all children in the United States, but the age range for which school attendance is required varies from state to state. Most children begin elementary education with kindergarten (usually five to six years old) and finish secondary education with twelfth grade (usually eighteen years old). In some cases, pupils may be promoted beyond the next regular grade. Some states allow students to leave school between 14–17 with parental permission, before finishing high...

Chapter 10: “High School Expectations”
Middle School isn’t over; the end is here at last. The parts of my life that seemed never ending are gone for good. I thought I could not wait until high school, but now I wish that it wasn’t here so soon, ending my year as an eight grader. I feel lost as my eight grade year comes to a close. The anticipation I once felt about high school has been replaced with not only fear but also the never ending question of what to expect when I get there....

﻿ The Big Roller Coaster
The day I got scared to death was my first time going to Cedar Point and going on a really big roller coaster. I was nervous. I was in the line with my cousin Jimmy and my other cousins to go on the corkscrew. My stomach started the turn I started to shake my mind was saying get out of the line but I wanted to go on my whole life.
I had to go on with my cousins Michael and Jimmy...

The First Day of Middle School
Middle school is a milestone for most people. The pressure for a newcomer can be exhausting and stressful. Upcoming sixth graders must adjust to their new environment. Unlike elementary school classes, middle school classes contain shorter periods, more quizzes and tests, and more homework. The new adjustment to lockers can be difficult or easy; the hard part is getting to class on time. The materials needed are confusing and frustrating at times new students...

100 ideas to start the year
Back-to-school icebreakers
1. Opening-day letter. Write a letter to your students. In that letter, introduce yourself to students. Tell them about your hopes for the
new school year and some of the fun things you'll be doing in class. In addition, tell students a few personal things about yourself; for
example, your likes and dislikes, what you did over the summer, and your hobbies. Ask questions throughout the letter. You might
ask what they like most about school,...

Imagine you are a seven-year-old whose's parents work until five each night. When you come home after school there is no one home with you. What could you get into? You might know right from wrong but you still might get yourself into some trouble. Just out of plain curiosity you might get into something or an accident could happen without you even being involved in it. But I say there is a way to stop this from ever happening. I think we should either keep schools open longer or introduce more...

Amanda Streb
9/4/2010
English 1110
Student Anti-Intellectualism: In My Perspective
The way I see it, Paul Trout’s essay, “Student Anti-Intellectualism and the Dumbing Down of the University”, is somewhat tedious. The fact that he simply states an equal idea in every paragraph is bothersome to the everyday reader. However, I do strongly agree with the whole concept of the essay. I see it in my everyday life; whether I’m at my high school or even just at extra-curricular activities. Students...

INTRODUCTION
The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior high school, and two years of Senior high school) to provide sufficient time for tmastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare garduaes for the tertiary education, middle-levels skills development, employment, and entreprenuership.
The K+12 educational program is perceived by the Aquino administration as the "long term...

Returning to school was something I alway intended to do in my life. I knew there would be some obstacles and hurdles i would have to overcome to make my dream come true. Here are some obstacles I had to overcome in my past with previous school experinces I have had to return back to school.
When I was younger, I remember my mom waking my older brother up and sending him off to school. I would get so mad, because I wanted to go. Than finally my day came, I got up and off to school I went....

Monologue from
When it Rains Gasoline
by Jason D. Martin
Just before the big prom Alysa shares her feelings about her parents, her
friends, and how she thinks she's going to be treated at the dance
Alysa
Do you realize that tonight is the most important night of my life? Oh my
God! Do you? It's like totally more important than cheer tryouts. It's more
important than my first kiss, the first day of middle school, the first day of
high school, the first day of Driver's Ed,...

High School is Not for Everyone
Have you ever heard the statement, “College is not for everyone”? Well what if we took it a little further and said that high school is not for everyone? Is this a reasonable statement to make and is it sensible enough to even be considered? Carol Jago believes so; she says that entrance to high school ought not be automatic, and that only those demonstrating “minimum competency in math, reading and writing” be allowed to enroll in high school (191). Should...

Ever since I was little all I can remember is how I always wanted to be a dancer. And when I was in second grade my dream came true and my mom put me in Just For Kix. And my love for the sport has grown stronger ever since. I have always loved the quote “dance like no one is watching” because when you dance you do not see the audience or the judges all you see is your teammates and all you hear is the music. Dance is something I love and always will, it is something that has and will be part of...

﻿School Life in the 1950’s
School Life in the 1950’s was harder than today because the facilities were few and inadequate. Teachers were stricter and corporal punishment was still in use. They had fewer subjects and wealth, discrimination, sexism and racism meant they could only do certain subjects.
After World War 2 there was a baby boom and as a result in the 1950’s schools were quickly filling up as the children enrolled. The enrolments increased as much as 30% over the ‘baby-boomers’...

Concept of Education (Home school vs Public School) 1
Concepts of Education
Home School vs Public School
Concept of Education (Home School vs Public School) 2
In this paper I plan on describing education and how it has shaped me. How education effects
everyone depending on their situation, whether they are rich, poor,...

Public School Uniforms- A Beneficial Change
Today we are seeing that the younger generations are becoming more preoccupied with fitting into the latest fashion trends. School administrations have noticed that dress code violations could be an attribute to the lack of performance in the classrooms. Public schools across America are searching for answers to enhance a better learning environment for the students. Taking all this into consideration, school uniforms would be a great idea...

Sports and School (My experience) School starts at a young age for most kids. They go to learn Arithmetic, English, History, and get a general education for life. They also learn to deal with others outside of their family and close friends. Such was the case for myself.
I lived on a farm where my neighbor was my best friend till he moved away. I then had one year till school would start for me, which I would spend with my family, and one or two friends who I would see occasionally. When school...

Introduction – Kate
The idea of “Green Initiatives” in schools at any age level is a positive step towards installing sustainability in the minds of future generations. To reduce the amount of energy needed, recycle rain water, lessen landfill space and cut the barrels of oil used by Americans daily; can insure that our natural resource will be intact for many years to come. However, obstacles to Green Initiatives are costs, program management and proper data collection. Is it possible to...

Schools in Korea and America
Every society has different values, standards of judgment, and tastes. This fact makes that every society has a different culture. Today, there are so many schools in the world and each country school has own character. Schools in Korea and America have a great number of similarities and differences.
Both Korean and American schools have several similarities. To begin with, elementary schools are quite similar: there is one teacher for all subjects for each...

Review of the Related Literature
What is K-12?
According to the K to 12 DepEd Primer (2011), "K-12 means "Kindergarten and the 12 years of elementary and secondary education." Kindergarten points to the 5-year old child who undertakes the standardized curriculum for preschoolers. Elementary education refers to 6 years of primary school (Grades 1-6) while secondary education means four years of junior high school (Grades 7-10 or HS Year 1-4). In addition to this, two years are now allotted for...

High School and College
High school and college are the same in some ways, but are different at the same time. Some people there isn’t much of a difference between them. I beg to differ.
Many aspects of both high school and college can be tied together. People learn many of the same things they learned in high school during their first year or two of college. They are basic general education classes. They are similar in such ways that you still have to go to class, do class work, home...

The Mental and Social Development of
Children Ages 6 to 14
(Middle Childhood And Early Adolescence)
When people think of dramatic changes in children over time, they typically think about the first two or three years of life.
Although these years are marked by striking changes, the developmental and social changes that occur between ages 6 and 14 are
dramatic, as well. Imagine a six-year-old girl starting first grade—maybe she has braids in her hair and is wearing a cute dress; she...

The First Day of High School
Right when I got out of the car, I had no clue where to go, I’m accustomed to walking through the middle school doors and going to unite with all my friends after a thrilling summer, but today was different. It was my first day of high school and I was about to go on an adventure.
I finally reached my destination, the freshman courtyard, and I walked into my first period class. I sat down, looked around and thought to myself, “I know absolutely no one!”...

The term secondary school refers to the levels of schooling that follow elementary school and conclude with high school graduation. Typically, these include middle schools or junior high schools, the most common configuration of which is grades six through eight, and high schools, the most common configuration of which is grades nine through twelve. The 1983 release of the National Commission on Excellence in Education document A Nation at Risk focused national attention on the need for school...

Marketing in Public Elementary Schools
Public schools across America are struggling with their budgets and looking to outside corporations for help. Conveniently, private corporations realize the potential buying power of students and have decided that elementary schools are the best channel to reach them. It has become routine for corporations to market there products in schools, and in exchange these schools receive various financial benefits. This new partnership has become the focus of...

Chief Minister Student Health Programme:
This programme was launched on 15th April 2010 by chief minister of Himachal Pradesh .The main objective of this programme was to conduct a general health check up of all students .In addition to general health check up dental ,eye and other ailments were also checked up .Another important aim was to deliver health talks to educate students regarding prevention of diseases .
Main Guidelines are :
1 .The school health day will be a complete day...

Murrysville, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A teenage boy wielding two kitchen knives went on a stabbing rampage at his high school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, early Wednesday, before being tackled by an assistant principal, authorities said.
Twenty students and a security officer at Franklin Regional Senior High School were either stabbed or slashed in the attack, Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told reporters.
The accused attacker was been identified as 16-year-old Alex Hribal,...

Pros and Cons of School Uniforms
Trina Warren
Liberty University
Professor Mink
GRST 500/501
June 17, 2013
Abstract
The decision for school district to enforce school uniforms has been in existence since the 16th century. School uniforms were originally created for poor children; however, over time, schools saw uniforms as a way to bring students together. There has been debate whether uniforms improve academic success while reducing affiliation of violence. There is opinion and...

Introduction
There are many issues that concerns education that all educators should be aware of. One of those issue happens to be are boys in crisis. This is important for all early childhood educators to know because in their classroom they are going to have a class full of children and almost half of them will be boys. As teachers we should know how to help all of our students to succeed and grow up to be productive members of society. Our job as teachers is to insure that we are teaching...

Improving Attendance at Beech Grove Intermediate School:
A Recommendation Report
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Introduction
Like other schools around the nation, Beech Grove Intermediate School is experiencing a serious problem with attendance. This has been cited as a problem and something that needs to be addressed so that Beech Grove...

Uniforms or Dress Codes and how they effect a learning environment
Liam McDonald
Bethel University
Back in the early to mid 90’s a hit television sit-com, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air featured Will Smith as the main character. His mother forced him to move from the projects in Philadelphia to live with his very successful aunt and uncle in the “high toned” suburb of Los Angeles, Bel-Air. Although he was in general a “good kid” in the show, he was definitely a...

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Abstract
In this paper, I will explore the controversial question of whether teachers should be allowed or required to carry weapons on school campuses. The question of whether the topic should be entertained has come up time and again after tragedies occur, the timeline of which will be summarized herein. The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that devastated the nation on December 14, 2012, has wrenched...

School shootings are terrifying to think about, but there are ways to help prevent the massacres from ever happening again. The first known school shooting was at the Texas Tower at the University of Texas in 1966 where Charles Whitman shot and killed 16 people while injuring 31 others. Who would have known since that date that we would have more then 200 deaths on school campuses? The most storied shooting in the 90’s was probably the Columbine massacre where on April 20, 1999 Dylan Klebold and...

There should always be something special to you that will warm your heart when you think of it. As I sit at home everyday, I think of this special thing that will brighten my day and get me off my seat. Ever since I can remember, handball was one of the few things I never got bored of in my life. Handball to me is more than a sport or something to past time. It has been a way for me to meet new people and make new friends.
It all began when I was a little kid. I would always play games and...

Have you ever thought of a time when you were very nervous or anxious? Well, like myself and other people, such as freshman, starting high school and not knowing anything about it was one of those times. As I now know, high school is challenging when starting your freshmen year. However, with the help of friends and family, I have learned a few tips on how freshmen can survive high school which I will share with you today.
First off, when starting out at a new school, you may not know a lot of...

﻿Female School Shooter: Laurie Dann
In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, there has been one shooting which many have forgotten: the one reported case where a female was the offender in a school shooting. It has been reported that sixty percent of the shootings which have happened over the last three decades happened in small towns, and the perpetrator is almost always a young male (Calhoun). Laurie Dann is the exception to the rule.
Born Laurie...

﻿Cassandra Pacelli
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
University 101
Ms. Murphy
Passion Paper
Passion. What is passion? Passion can be described in two words: strong and uncontrollable. We can’t control how we feel about the people, activities, and ideas in our lives. Passion isn’t always a good thing; too much of it can render a person incompetent. Everyone has a passion of their own and they pursue it in a different way. My passion is the game of lacrosse. I love every aspect of the game: playing,...

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TARDINESS OF STUDENTS
A Term Paper Presented to:
Madam Joeyconsly L. Valeroso
English – IV Instructor
Tandag National Science High School
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English – IV
Presented by:
DINESE APPLE JANE C. ARANAL
TIRZAH HOPE T. MALIZA
BABY JENN L. MORADO
Acknowledgement
The researchers would like to take this chance to express their gratitude to each one of the researchers’ family members for their support and considerate valued prayers...

﻿Course Design and Syllabus Specification
What are the minimal Japanese language competencies for our team teachers working in Japanese Elementary schools?
Through this question I hope to make explicit and test methods of data collection, diagnostic testing, and needs analysis; and determine if these methods transfer to another language.
This data will be used as a basis for collecting authentic materials to prepare a Japanese for Specific Purposes language course.
Setting
We...

September 19, 2012
Corynn Ferrell
Tangerine Essay
This book was not that interesting because it took too long to get the point across and then they stayed on the point too long. Some parts of the book were good so it turns out to be a so so book or an okay book to read.
Paul felt it was not fair that some players got to play and others didn’t play. I played soccer for a while and I understood why Paul felt this way because I had a couple a players on my team that didn’t get to play in...

Essay 3: Changing Culture
In chapter 9 of Assault on Paradise Kottak discusses the different political changes that Arembepe went through as well as how it affected the villager’s everyday life, and how it could possibly change the way Arembepeiros live in the future and effect their future generations. Throughout the chapter Kottak discusses many things, but he hits on about 4 main topics, Welfare and Education, Public Health, Marriage and the State, and the sex Ratio and Female status.
In...

Chief Fault Of High School Curriculum
Many Elementary and Junior High School teachers have told their students that High School is a lot more different than what they're use to. The students were told that the pace of their current curriculum pales in comparison to High School. That is the chief fault of High School curriculum, the pace of High School classes. Meaning, that the amount of material being taught is shoved in a time period that is unnecessarily short. Some students are slow...

Born in a beautiful place in Isabela on July 25, 1994, it was my beginning of my journey through life. I was the oldest son of Engineer William R. Dy and Eleanor I. Dy. William, a hardworking man, raised his four children in a much disciplined way. It was from here that I’ve learned much of his punctuality.
When I was small, like every child I had a dream, well more like many dreams. Like every little boy I either fantasized about becoming something like a king or a super hero. As I grew up,...

Would Uniform Make School Safer?
Looking at the alarm clock next to me, I realized that it was 7:00 a.m., and I would be late for school, again. Then, I woke up. After washing my face and brushing my teeth, I put my uniform on. It only took me about 10 minutes to get ready for school because I didn’t need to decide what I should wear. Saving time was part of my daily life when I was a student in Taiwan because wearing a uniform to school continued until I became a college student in the U.S...